The House Judiciary Committee will hold an impeachment inquiry hearing on Wednesday examining if President Donald Trump’s actions warrant impeachment.
Democrats will call three law professors—Pam Karlan (Stanford), Michael Gerhardt (University of North Carolina), Noah Feldman (Harvard). Republicans will call Jonathan Turley, a law professor at George Washington University.
Even some of the most ardent impeachment activists have been worried that Chairman Jerry Nadler’s (D-NY) committee, which will also be responsible for potentially drafting the articles of impeachment, could turn more Americans against impeachment. Aware of this, Nadler on Tuesday reportedly told Democrats that he is “not going to take any sh*t” at the hearing.
Jordan Sekulow, one of Trump’s attorneys, may have said it best when he stated on Monday: “There’s nothing the American people want to hear less than a bunch of overly educated law professors give their advice.”
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— Joel B. Pollak (@joelpollak) December 3, 2019
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9:50 AM: Karlan donated $1,000 to Warren. Look for the media to build up Gerhardt after today’s hearing as a more “unbiased” witness.
Today’s impeachment “expert witness” is an Elizabeth Warren donor. Totally rigged! https://t.co/jHdBhtRtFr
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) December 4, 2019
9:45 AM:
“There must never be a narrowly-voted impeachment or an impeachment substantially supported by one of our major political parties and largely opposed by the other.”
“Such an impeachment would lack legitimacy.”
Good point, Chairman Nadler. pic.twitter.com/wlrxXb2Aji
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) December 4, 2019
9:35 AM: House Dems in private meeting. Pelosi reportedly would not commit to a timeline.
House Democrats meeting to be briefed on the House Intel report. No staff are allowed in the meeting and members’ phones are being confiscated before entering @haleytalbotnbc reports
— Leigh Ann Caldwell (@LACaldwellDC) December 4, 2019
House Dem caucus impeachment meeting being held now is a bit unusual. The usual door where members arrive is closed, forcing members to walk around to a different entrance. This is being done presumably to prevent any reporters from seeing inside the usual door where we camp out.
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 4, 2019
Pelosi also was similarly mum in meetings with Dems tonight. She would not say in private if she backs impeaching Trump, telling her colleagues that a decision hasn’t been made, would consult with her committee chairs, and not committing to a timeline for impeachment, per sources
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 4, 2019
9:30 AM: Here are the opening statements for Feldman, Karlan, Gerhardt, and Turley.
Ranking Member Collins:
At Wednesday’s hearing in the #JudiciaryCommittee, we will hear from ZERO fact witnesses.
In fact, there’s no indication our committee will EVER hear from fact witnesses.
This is an incredible disservice to the millions of Americans who elected @realDonaldTrump.
— Rep. Doug Collins (@RepDougCollins) December 3, 2019
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